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Goldmine Toastmaster’s Club No. 241 held its online meeting Oct. 10. Jim Lyles served as Toastmaster.
Remember the old rhymes and sayings we learned as kids that would help us through life? You know, things like “Sticks and stones may break my …
This will be the saddest column that I have written.
NOTE: I thought I would take a little break this week and dig back into the archives for a column few people read and no one remembers. It was…
When I was growing up, the rules of our house were straightforward. If you made a mistake or broke the rules, you would have to pay the conseq…
When compared to other wealthy countries, our life expectancy ranks 35th in the world, and falling. And among all 50 states, our life expectan…
EDITOR'S NOTE: While the chances of dying with COVID-19 for most people are very low, it is each of our responsibilities help minimize the spr…
“Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation wi…
Greg Olsen, former National Football League Carolina Panther, played the tight end position with success and popularity among Panthers’ fans.
In the “Roaring Twenties,” times were good for many and there was optimism for the future. Then, like the flipping of a light switch, everythi…
Some years ago, National Football League coach and Hall of Famer Vince Lombardi was credited with saying, “If ‘ifs’ and ‘buts’ were candy and …
Does North Carolina have a godfather?
Several years ago, I visited the Grand Canyon for the first time. It truly is one of the things that lives up to expectations. Actually, it su…
The ceasefire is over.
I used to sit in Algebra I class, and wonder, "When am I going to use this in the real world?" After all, I aspired to be a journalist -- or a…
Every day, more folks are going back to work, more small businesses are opening their doors, and more students are going back to school. We ha…
“‘You of little faith’, he said, ‘why did you doubt’?” (Matthew 14:29)
Somewhere along the way in recent years Democrats in this country lurched so far left of the political spectrum that we have arrived at a cruc…
I have powerful memories of my mom, the mother of six, counting money at the kitchen table, sighing and scratching items from her shopping lis…
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In our daily walk with Christ, as His witnesses, we must know that "People Matter to God." As His representatives we should be sensitive to th…
North Carolina, like most of the country, has become increasingly polarized in its political thinking and behavior. But what does that really mean?
What do President Donald Trump and the lead character of Nicholas Sparks’ latest book have in common?
Down by the river. Those four words can take a story so many directions.
When I was growing up at Oaklawn this time of year became very hectic. Mother and Daddy were doing all they could do to get ready for the wint…
One of the perks of being a small-town journalist in western North Carolina is the opportunity to work the Bigfoot beat.
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